Donna McKinley
Hi to all, I have been on this Site before, and it is a very good site, our story without going into much detail is we’ve been screwed by two builders in 2014 and are still fixing the mess they created, by ourselves today. Will get there one day, our place was very badly built, even council signed off area’s that shouldn’t of been signed off. I have learnt the hard way once a builder completely screws up the build, you won’t get another builder to fix the first builder’s mess, not to mention this will be extremely costly. The first builder got so much wrong that we tried to pick up on, and wouldn’t fix his own screw-ups. The Second builder is mentioned permanently on this site top of page under April 2017 for ripping off contractors all over the place, he lives in our area and has to avoid places where we are as we were another case he tried to rip off. Just a few tips for people on this site, and this is from my view, LBP New Zealand is an absolute Joke, as any Builder whether they are good or not can sign up to this scheme, I wouldn’t be surprised if there are more Cowboy builders signed up as LBP registered than Builders that are not cowboys. Certified Builders and Master Builders is an absolute mockery in this country as well. These organisations look after the builders not the consumer, so when you find a builder that is signed up to these organisations and LPB registered this does not guarantee that you are going to get a good build/Ripped off etc. they can clearly still be a Cowboy Builder, Websites that have all the glossy wording and rewards and offer a lot are only to entice you in signing up, and even Testimonials/reviews on websites are more likely to be fake. The second builder on our build has screwed up his reputation; he was only out for ripping people off. I suggest if you want to find out how genuine and honest a builder is out there whether they are a decent builder or not and they are running their own business, Check out the Companies Registrar Website, if you know their full name or Company name, this will show you their trail of companies whether they are in Liquidation or started new ones, their history without any of the lies they can otherwise portray to make them look good.
https://companies-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/